Mitsukoshi is a major department store chain here. They sent this furoshiki along with a flyer about a store sale. Check furoshiki.com to see how to tie a furoshiki.
March 12, 2008
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Category Archives: stores
June 23, 2007
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>Walking Home with a Rug
> We walk everywhere we go unless Papa is home with the car. So, if we buy something, we have to carry it home. Most people ride bicycles or walk. Stores will deliver things for you or they will make … Continue reading
January 5, 2007
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>Shop Gift
> On the second day of the new year, our grocery store gave chances to win prizes. I bought enough groceries for two chances. I drew two coupons from a shiny silver box. The clerk opened them and told me … Continue reading
December 30, 2006
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Decorations at the Grocery Store
This is a common decoration used in stores. This citrus fruit is used for a decoration. A display of decorations at the grocery store.
December 30, 2006
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Cabbage & Lily Root
These Chinese cabbages and vegetables were outside a grocery store. Look how big the cabbage is! These are packages of lily root.
December 7, 2006
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Two Christmas Ads For Japanese Stores
Billboard on the train platform. A close-up. It’s an ad for a store. At the store front for Isetan department store. It looks like a Norman Rockwell painting, doesn’t it?
October 24, 2006
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Pet Dishes and Another Japanese Halloween Store Display
These are pet dishes. This is a Halloween display at another hardware store. There are more Halloween displays in my area this year. They are getting bigger, too. There are more Halloween items for sale now.
October 7, 2006
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It’s Beginning To Look More Like Halloween
Here is a sweet pumpkin! I have mentioned before in an earlier post that people here give you the “Peace” sign when their picture is taken. Big sister and I went shopping today. We had fun looking at Halloween decorations. … Continue reading
September 9, 2006
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For the Elderly
Tomorrow is Grandparents’ Day in the States. Japan has its Day of Appreciation for the Elderly on the 18th of this month. Not all grandparents are elderly. Here are some things that would make life easier for those who are. … Continue reading
September 8, 2006
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Grocery Store Thoughtfulness
What a nice service! This is a bin for customers to put the outside rough leaves of the lettuce. I have also seen this kind of bin for corn husks.